Steele T5 after day one at The Open
Brendan Steele tees off at the TPC Stadium course, which is distinguished by narrow areas of playable green freeway framed by brown rough.
| Brendan Steele put together five birdies against only two bogeys to post a 3-under-par 35-33 — 68 on the first day of The Open Championship in Carnoustie, Scotland, Thursday. He is tied for 5th place, only two shots off the lead.
The Idyllwild native found 73% of the fairways with drives averaging a whopping 374 yards, and he hit 78% of the greens in regulation, using 31 putts with the short stick. Brendan’s playing partners were Zach Johnson, who shot a 2-under-par 69 and Adam Scott, who posted an even par 71. He’ll tee off with the same pair early Friday morning at 12:15 a.m. PDT. Jack can be reached at jack@towncrier.com. |
